Common Lexeme

etirek

Keywords: age

Pronunciation (IPA): 'e.di.rek 
Part of Speech: modifier 
Class: adjective 
Forms: etirek, etirekyn 
Glosses: old, worn out, broken down, bad, old person (rude) 

Description:

The modifier etirek is essentially only used as an adjective. It means old, but it carries a lot of pejorative meaning, and it is sensitive and possibly insulting to apply the term to people. This is similar to English, but the word is somewhat more pejorative in Common.

Derived with the suffix '-(y)n' as 'etirekyn', it is a rude or disparaging word for an old person.

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